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| REGISTRAR OF IPS WELCOMES FRESH AND CONTINUING STUDENTS TO 2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR |
 On behalf of management and staff of the Institute, I welcome you to the beginning of the 2010/2011 academic year, especially continuing students from holidays and freshers into the Institute of Professional Studies. We hope you had a restful vacation and are poised to start academic activities with renewed energies. I urge you to focus on your objectives for being here.
To you freshers, it is a pleasure to congratulate and welcome you into the Institute of Professional Studies, now a fully fledged University. We at IPS have resolved to support you in your quest for higher education and are prepared to do our best to make your stay here worth the desire. As much as you may be unfamiliar with the system and environment, we urge you to make a conscious effort towards being a part of the growth of IPS. To this, each and every one of you will be equipped with a “compass” i.e. the Student’s Handbook to enable you navigate your way around the Institute. It contains the “dos” and “donts” to make you comfortable whilst here.
I suggest you consider your selection a privilege having competed with some thousand others for placement and make the best out of your stay on campus. I urge you to be focused on achieving the reason of your presence here.
Once again congratulations and welcome.
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| IPS RECIEVES DR. KWAME NKRUMAH OUTSTANDING MERIT AWARD |
The West Africa International Magazine, a leading sub-regional publication has honored the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) and the Rector of the Institute, Professor Joshua Alabi with the prestigious Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Africa Leadership Award. The award is in the category; DR. KWAME NKRUMAH OUTSTANDING MERIT AWARD 2010, for educational establishments, Institutions, academia, professionals and technocrats who have gained international recognition in their fields of endeavour. Other categories are DR. KWAME NKRUMAH LEADERSHIP AWARD and DR. KWAME NKRUMAH EXCELLENCE IN ENTERPRISE AWARD.
The awards also described by the magazine as “the highest African honor any distinguished achiever can aspire for”, went to others including the Volta Regional Minister, Mr. Joseph Amenowode and Aarie Abayome, a once Nigerian Presidential Aspirant among others.
The honors were conferred on deserving recipients at the 8th International Conference/Musical Jamboree on Dr. Kwame Nkrumah at the Novotel Hotel in Accra on Thursday, 10th June 2010. An international event that showcases Nkrumah’s life, times and monumental contributions to the independence struggle of Ghana and other African countries, this year’s conference was on the theme “WHO IS AN NKRUMAHIST?”, and also saw the launch of a book, “NKRUMANOMICS” RECIPE FOR AFRICA’S EMANCIPATION.
Recipients of these awards in the past include Chairman of the Ghana Council of State, Dr. Butler Aggrey, Professor Kofi Awoonor, president of the ECOWAS Commission Dr. Ibn Chambas, Dr. Lasana Kouyate of Guinea and Ghana’s Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan to mention a few.
The West African Magazine researches the achievements of individuals, companies and establishments from around the African continent and confers honor on deserving individuals, groups and companies. This research is assisted by influential members of the society, organizations and media executives in a particular locality who make inputs into the nominations. |
| ORIENTATION FOR NEWLY ADMITTED STUDENTS |
Fresh men and women of the Institute of Professional Studies for the 2010/2011 academic year have been taken through a two (2) day each thorough orientation for degree and diploma students respectively. Opening the orientation programme, the Rector of the Institute, Professor Joshua Alabi implored them to make a conscious effort towards being a part of the Institute’s growing process.
Outstanding among his speech was emphasis on the payment of fees. According to him, he has had to address the issue because the student movement in recent times has raised certain concerns about the subject matter. He explained that the degree programme being run in the Institute is being funded by internally generated fund as part of conditions given by government for the take-off of the degree programme.
Almost all principal officers in the Institute addressed the newly admitted students on various areas concerning their stay on campus. Speaker after speaker emphasized on the need for discipline, proper time management, adherence to the dress code of the Institute among other things. They were urged to remain focused on not just acquiring a certificate, but knowledge that can be applied to better themselves, their families and the nation as a whole.
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| IPS STUDENT SWEEPS 5 ICAG AWARDS |
Members of the accounting fraternity have been urged to uphold integrity, objectivity and independence in the execution of their duties. The president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana), Mrs. Cecilia Nyan made the remarks at the 17th graduation and admission ceremony of the institute held at the Accra International conference Center last Saturday, 10th April 2010.
Some 231 people graduated from the ICA, having completed their examinations in May and November 2009 respectively. 27 others passed the Accounting Technician Scheme West Africa (ATSWA) papers in March and September 2009. 271 people most of whom were grandaunts were also inducted into membership of the ICA, after an appeals court judge, Justice Isaac Dose led them to take an oath of membership. Justice Dose also recommended that hard copies of the oath, be made available for newly admitted members to append their signatures rather than taking a verbal oath only.
 Of about 125 grandaunts for the November 2009 pass list, 18 received awards in various categories. Out of the 22 awards being shared between some 18 candidates, Mr. Isaac Danso Agyir, also a student of the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), was the only one to sweep 4 out of the 22 awards namely professional Part 3,Professional Part 3-First Attempt-,Financial Management Strategy and Advance Tax Planning & Fiscal Policy . He was also given a special award named The ICA President’s Special Award, making his awards 5 in all.
Isaac is the first to qualify as a member of the ICAG at 21.He completed all his papers within a period of 2 years, and was able to write 15 professional papers consecutively without a fail.
Isaac is also the national financial controller of the Ghana Union of Professional Students, Union comprising of professional institutions in Ghana, of which IPS is a founding member.
Dignitaries at the ceremony included Professor Agyeman Badu, Rector and Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) who advocated the prioritization of human resource and capacity development on the African Continent, Osabarima Kwesi Attah II, Omanhene of Cape Coast Traditional area, who qualified as a CA member in 1969,Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing , Dr. Hanah Bissiw, AG Chief Director of the Ministry of Education, Professor Boakye among others.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana) was established by an act of parliament, Act 170, in 1963 and the sole body charged with the regulation of the accountancy profession in Ghana. Its members are the only persons recognized under the Companies Code (Act 179) 1963 for the purpose of audit of company accounts.
To qualify as a CA member, one must have passed all 15 papers, and gained a year’s working experience. |
1.1 Philosophy of the Evening School
The Institute, in line with its vision “to become the leading Business Professional education provider and an Institute of excellence’’; and to effectively position itself to meet contemporary socio – economic and human resource challenges has since September, 2008 tried to vary its programmes session dimensions.
In the past, the Institute had only provided tuition for the Weekend and the combined Morning and Evening Schools. Student profile in these two schools includes both workers and non–workers. However, most workers on the Morning and Evening School programmes are faced with numerous problems including:
- Physical and mental exhaustion given the time they arrive at lectures
- Psychological discomfort in terms of not being able to assimilate into the younger age - group classes
- High course load
Eventually, student output suffers culminating in poor academic performance in the various programmes. Thus, it is intended that these challenges will be addressed by the introduction of the Evening School that runs a flexible semester system.
The objectives of the Evening School are:
- To offer the existing mainstream Degree programmes to people (especially workers) who do not find the lecture hours of the mainstream convenient
- Make IPS Academic programmes more accessible to a good number of people
- Make extra use of the academic facilities of IPS
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The IPS Evening School covers all the four mainstream undergraduate programmes currently offered. These are:
- BSc Marketing Programme
- BSc Accounting Programme
- BSc Banking and Finance Programme
- Bachelor of Business Administration Programme
- ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
This is the same as the admission requirements for the mainstream programmes.
The duration of the Evening School is the same as that of the existing Morning and Evening School programmes. Fresh admissions into the Evening School begin at both Level 200 and Level 300. Hence, the duration of programmes in the Evening School is three (3) years.
The lecture days of the Evening School programmes are Monday – Friday (5.00pm – 9.20pm) each day.
The Evening School is modeled after the mainstream/regular school form and structure. Thus, the academic year is divided into two (2) semesters and the duration of each semester, which may vary when necessary is as follows:
Semester 1: 1st Week in September to 3rd Week in December
Semester 2: 2nd Week in January to 3rd Week in May
- SCHUDULE OF THE SEMESTER COURSES
Based on the existing courses offered at each level on the mainstream Degree programmes of the Institute, the semester course schedules for the Evening School Degree programmes are as follows:
Marketing, Business Administration, Accounting, and Banking and Finance Programmes
Level Semester1 Semester 2 Total No. of Courses
200 6 Courses 6 Courses 12 Courses
300 7 Courses 7 Courses 14 Courses
400 5 Courses 3 Courses 8 Courses
Including Internship and Dissertation
Students offer a minimum of 3 courses (9 credits) per semester and a maximum of 7courses (21 Credits) per semester.
Very qualified lecturers from both the Institute’s mainstream academic staff and part-time lecturers feature on the Evening School programmes. |
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